Christian Church Conference Convenes in Hope City
The United Christian Missionary Society hosts one day district conventions from December 4 to 45 in Hope at First Christian Church on North Main. Delegates from Southwest Arkansas counties attend as the Disciples of Christ promote worldwide service. Royal J. Dye, former missionary, and other leaders speak on The World Mission of Jesus. sessions begin at 10 am, 1:30 pm, and 6:30 pm with a banquet for officials and families.
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United States
Canada
First Christian Church
North Main Street
Arkansas
United Christian Missionary Society
Disciples of Christ
World Mission of Jesus
Royal J. Dye
Africa
Congo
Bolenge
Congo River
Dye
Dyce
America
de. Royal J. Dye
Christian Churches
Miss Ruth Nichols Seeks Man's Record
Miss Ruth Nichols of Rye New York attempts to break both the men’s and women’s transcontinental flight records. She took off from Los Angeles at 7 a m Pacific time aboard a high flying plane loaded with four hundred gallons of gasoline. Nichols plans a single eastward leg with a fuel stop at Wichita Kansas for servicing and hoped for favorable weather as she aims to surpass the coast to coast record. Reports from Albuquerque New Mexico say she passed over Kingman Arizona at 8 40 a m flying high as radio updates remain unavailable.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Ruth Nichols
Rye
N.Y
Miss Nichols
Wichita Kan
Aviatrix
Widhit
Nnl
Albuquerque
N. M
Kingmyn
Arle
Sijee Hai
Timue
Investigator Shot By Texas Officers
Am arillo Texas report says a man shot and killed by officers after opening fire on a bus near Canyon as they attempted to remove him. The decedent carried a card naming him United States investigator and a letter from Memphis police. The bus had departed St Louis December 6 and the man fired through bus windows before officers returned fire.
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Amarillo
Tex
Canyon
Here
Brunson McCarver
United States
William J. Bacon
Memphis
Father of Famed Boat Race Dies at 92
London report says Judge Millis Coventcy of Streatham Park, credited as the father of the Oxford Cambridge boat race, died aged 92. He rowed for Cambridge in 1460 and 1861 era before a legal career ending when appointed County Court Judge. He recalled hard early rowing with straw hats and no sliding seats.
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London
Cambridge
Millis Coventcy
Streatham Park
Contract Let For 2550 Repair on Local Postoffice
A contract for 2550 dollars for repairs and remodeling of the Hope postoffice has been let this week. Postmaster J A Davis announced the Sullivan Construction Company of this city won the bid and work will begin at once. The project includes a general overhaul of the lobby with a new filing area and marble borders. The Hope post office buildings contract dated from 1012.
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Hope Postoffice
Sullivan Construction Company
Oll
Postoffice Department
Hope Post Office
Death penalty sought for Virgil Williams in detective murder
In Little Rock the defense asks for the death sentence for Virgil Williams in the murder of Police Detective Neal McDermott after Williams and others escaped from Pulaski county jail. State attorneys also seek the death penalty for Artis Wagoner, jointly charged, with Williams. only Williams is on trial now.
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Little Rock
Defense Council
Virgil Williams
Neal McDermott
Williams
Pulaski County
Artis Wagoner
Wiliams
Foreign Legion of the Air forms at Parks Air College
East St Louis report details the first American organized Foreign Legion of the Air formed by aviation students from two nations at Parks Air College. The group includes Luna Phongse Sobhom who traveled 14 000 miles from Bangkok Siam and Koka Singh from Rangoon. The list of represented countries spans Siam India Ecuador Spain Canada Cuba Colombia Peru Hungary Germany Mexico Panama Porto Rico Honduras Hawaii and the West Indies.
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East ST. Louis
Rangoon
India
Siam
Ecuador
Spain
Canada
Cuba
Colombia
South America
Hungary
Germany
Mexico
Peru
Philippine Islands
Panama
Canal Zone
Porto Rico
Honduras
Bolivia
Hawali
The
West Indies
Reorganization Plans Tied for Arkansas and Maine
Arkansas and Maine will study similar government reorganization proposals by the National Institute of Public Administration. Maine faces highway issues and aims to reduce legislators. Arkansas keeps current legislators. Both propose consolidating departments into ten to twelve units, centralized buying, and electing a single auditor head while abolishing some offices.
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National Institute of Public Administration of
New York
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Maine
Institute
City Hall to Host Free Farm Short Course Film Program
Curtains will darken Hope City Hall as three daily showings of International Harvester educational films run Thursday and Friday during the Farmers Short Course. Notable speakers include H. S. Mobley and Grace M. Smith with topics on education, feeding families, soils, and landscaping.
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Hope City Hall
International Harvester Company
H. 5. Mobley
Harvester Company
Ile ‘Strate ‘ Nis
Mobley
Woman Perishes as Home Burns Near Mountain Home
Mrs McFarland and her family were away visiting a neighbor when their Mountain Home area home burned Monday night. They found the house in ruins upon return. the woman was killed, body found in the house, furniture destroyed. The burial was held Tuesday at Three Brothers in north Baxter County.
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Mountain Home
Budget Calls For All Cash Available
President Hoover said efforts were made to impose heavier financial burdens than allowed by the government. The budget outlined last week was the maximum expenditure possible without raising taxes. A tax would burden farmers and workers and would not aid the recovery, he stated, condemning politicians who use human misery for politics.
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Washington
Hoover
Large Radish Displayed On Hope Streets Tuesday
A huge radish weighing almost three pounds was displayed in Hope Tuesday by Jacl Terry a local barber. The radish was grown in the garden of R E Cussick a farmer living in Hippe Route 5 about seven miles from Hopes.
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Hope
Jacl Terry
R. E. Cussick
Hippe Route 5
Hempstead County Poultry Association Meets at Church
The Hempstead County Poultry Association held its regular December meeting Monday night at the Christian church bungalow. A large crowd attended the session and refreshments followed the business portion. In Yomasrow's Star a report of the meeting will appear.
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Hempstead County Foulty Association
Christian Church
Yomasrow
Star
Aged Bodeaw Citizen Is Buried Tuesday
An elderly Bodeaw resident and Confederate veteran died at his family home Monday night. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 PM with burial in Union Cemetery north of Bodeay.
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Jin Maan
Hear Bodeaw
Union Cemetery
Bodeay
Roy Allen Enters Camden Printing Business
Roy Allen, long a Hope printer, buys Curtis Hurley’s Camden Printing and Stationery stake. Formerly with Ed McCorkle in Star of Hope and Arkansas Printing, he later worked at Adams Printing in Pine Bluff. Allen now owns Hurley’s Camden job printing interests, former Camden News publisher and Morrilton Democrat publisher.
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Hoy Allen
Hope
Curtis Hurley
Camie
A . Stationery
Coss
Len
Allen
Ed McCorkle
Old Star of Hope
McCorkle
Arkansas Printing & Stationery Co
Hope Star
Pine Bluff
Camden Job
Mr. Hurley
Camden News
Morrilton Democrat
Mrs O Loughlin Guilty of Murder
Mrs Fearl O Loughlin was found guilty by a Denver District Court jury of murdering her 10 year old step daughter Leona to inherit a $35 000 estate. Judge Henry A Calvert sentenced her to life imprisonment with a motion for a new trial possible. The case linked to ground glass in sugar and food and Leona body found in a park lake. Frank O Loughlin brother in law faced related charges.
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Denver
Fearl O'Loughlin
T District Court
Leona
Henry A. Calvert
Calvert
John M. Keating
Dennis O'Loughlin
Fort Collins
Col
Frank O'Loughlin
Bhrother
O'Loughlin
Composer Plays Own Piece For Mannik in New York
In Paramount studio lower stage John Green composer of Tel Yours and Body and Soul practises piano. He studies with Herman Wassen of Vienna and plays for Mannik in a fashion picture, who asks if he knows Body and Soul. Green says try it and performs a version never heard before.
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New York
U.pi
Paramount Studio
John Green
Green
Herman Wasserman
Vienna
Preciicus
Annual Drive For Christmas Begun By Good Fellows
The Good Fellows club opened its annual Christmas fund drive Tuesday with a committee led by Mark Smyth Kendall Lem ley Robert Wilson and Carter Johnson Mrs Arch Moore agreed to acquire the gifts. The group aims to surpass past records and provide clothing and useful items, noting the season offers a ray of light amid gloom and urging donations to prevent sad outcomes for needy children.
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Mark Smyth
Kendall Lemley
Robert Wilson
Carter Johnson
Arch Moore
Santa
Girl Killed as Auto Plunges From Road
Myrtle Wyatt nineteen died on a mountain road near Nella Arkansas when a truck carrying her family descended a steep grade and left the road. Six others were injured including her grandfather J H Wyatt and Nick Wright the driver. The truck reportedly had faulty brakes.
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Mena
Ark
Talal
Myrtle Wyatt
Nella
Jessie Wyatt
Polk
Scott County
J. H. Wyatt
Nick Wright
Cave
Noted Flier Dies in China Plane Crash
Fort Wayne, Indiana pilot Faul Baer aged 30 dies when a plane crashes on the Whingpo river near Shanghai while en route from Nanking to Shanghai. A woman passenger is killed and five Chinese passengers are seriously injured. The craft carried passengers and mail on the Nanking Shanghai route. Paul Pear, an American ace with fifteen downed German planes, also reported among the casualties and noted as a friend of French flyer Nungesser.
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Shanghi
China
Faul Baer
Fort Wayne
Ind
Whingpo River
Here
Nanking
Shanghai
Paul Pear
Coucies Nungesser
Buck Reverses Usual Process Hunts Man
Maple Hill Minnesota. A deer hunt tale unfolds as Anton Pederson, working on his farm, is startled by forest noises. He avoids the first encounter, but a massive buck circles a stump and charges him, forcing him to seek shelter as assistance arrives from the farm house.
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Buck
Maple Hill
Minn
Anton Pederson
Pederson
Completion of national waterways urged by secretary
Washington report says completion of national waterways was urged as key to prosperity of middle western states. Secretary Hurley spoke before Harbor and Waterway committee emphasizing priority of inland arcs.
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Washington
National Waterways
Hursley
Marshman Gentry Shot by Negro On Rosston Highway
Marshman Gentry, a filling station proprietor on the Rosston highway near Hope, was wounded by a shotgun blast from a man identified as Johnny Easter also known as Johnny Jackson. Gentry, not seriously hurt, was treated at Fulry Chester hospital and returned to work. authorities seek Easter and expect an arrest tonight.
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Marshipan Gentry
Rosston
Hope City
Sheriff's Department
Johnny Easter
Johnny Jackson
Gentry
Fulry Chester Hospital
Young Farmer Is Injured Seriously In Vehicle Crash
Grady McDaniel a 22 year old farmer was seriously wounded when his wagon loaded with household goods was struck Monday night by an automobile driven by a local man. He was thrown onto the pavement and narrowly avoided being trampled by the mules. Furniture from the wagon was scattered along the highway and the vehicle was badly damaged. McDaniel was brought to relatives’ home for treatment and his condition was reported favorable. He and his wife were moving from Poink near Rugsland to Calmer in Cleveland County after cotton picking.
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Pine Bluff
Grady McDaniel
Noble Lake
McDaniel
Calmer
Cleveland County
Poink
Rugsland
House bill clarity fades amid stalled talks
Fragmentary notes show confusion over a House committee bill and a $30 to $40 million proposal. Reported delays suggest no final compromise as May approaches, with lawmakers split on administration plans and legislative strategy.
Washington Senate Republicans Face Arkansas Payment Bill
Washington hearing adjourns as Sen Caraway advocates immediate payment of World War I compensation certificates and funds distribution. Administration support appears mixed. several senators view the proposal favorably, hinting at quick action if committee report stalls.
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Washington, D. C
Seaway of
Arkansas
Senate
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Mannik
Good Fellows
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New Labor Chief
William N. Doak
Tabor
James J. Davis
Doak
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